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Radiator Hose Popped Off (archive)
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Posted by GaryF on September 02, 2001 at 22:13:57:

Has this one ever happened to you?

My '97 740i has 48k miles and is always dealer serviced (what can I say, I've got a great one that's cared for the car since purchased and they've been terrific).

Driving on a straight stretch I put the gear shift in '4' so that the transmission would engage 1st gear off the line. At the next light, I accelerated briskly, redlining 1st and 2nd then easing off for 3rd (didn't want to speed). Steam begins to emerge from the hood. I pulled over immediately, opened the hood and there it was -- the top radiator hose had disconnected from the radiator. Somehow, the clamp worked itself loose. This is a new one on me.

So, for whatever its worth, snug up the clamps on all your hoses when you next check under the hood and car. Would have been a major bummer had it happened on a deserted road.


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